KOTA KINABALU: The perennial issue of flooding in the Penampang district is not being ignored and efforts to tackle the problem are in progress, says Datuk Ewon Benedick.
The Penampang MP was responding to criticism of the government's priorities following the recent announcement of a RM300mil road upgrading project.
Benedick, who is also Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister, said phases one and three of the four-phase flood mitigation project were ongoing, adding these involve work downstream in Sungai Moyog in the Putatan area and Sungai Kibabaig. "The implementation is also ongoing in Donggongon, so the flood mitigation project is there, it's ongoing," he said, when met after an event in Penampang near here on Saturday .Benedick explained phases one and three involves clearing the main drainage systems, culverts and tributaries.He also said work on the flood mitigation project started before the announcement of the road upgrading project at Jalan Donggongon-Tambunan, which is expected to be completed by 2025.
"I've also discussed with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is the minister in charge of natural disasters, for an immediate special allocation to be channelled to Penampang.
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